Nervous system
- Nervous system overview
- Nervous system disorders
Among the pathologies that may affect the central nervous system the following groups may be distinguished:
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Cerebral disorders: insomnia, migraines, vertigo, sleep paralysis, epilepsy,
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Infectious disease: Encephalitis, meningitis, spinal cord infections and etc.
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Mental disorders: depression, schizophrenia, psychosis and etc.
Disease that may affect the peripheral nervous system on the other hand may be classified according to their etiology in the following groups:
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Infectious diseases of viral or bacterial origin
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Infectious and allergic diseases
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Toxicological disorders: chronic intoxication, toxic infections, blastomotous,
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Allergy-induced pathologies
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Metabolic disorders: vitamin deficiency or endocrine disorders( diabetes and etc.)
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Circulatory disorders
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Idiopathic and hereditary disorders
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Traumas of peripheral nervous system
The drugs used in treatment of nervous system disorders may be divided into the following groups:
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Analgesics and antipyretics - preparations normally prescribe in order to relieve pain associated with many severe and acute pathologies.
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Anesthetics - drugs used to induce local or systemic anesthesia, in order to suppress the possible appearance of pain during surgery or other type of intervention in the human body
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Antidepressants - drugs used in treatment of different types of depressive disorders, varying in severity and symptoms
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Anxiolytics - medical preparations used in treatment of anxiety attacks
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Epilepsy treatment preparations used in treatment of epileptic disorders of different intensity
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Hypnotics and sedatives preparations used in order to facilitate sleep
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Migraine drugs used in treatment of migraine disorders with or without an aura
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Neuroleptics are antipsychotics drugs used in management of psychosis
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Nootropic preparations are drugs prescribed with the purpose to improve brain functions : memory, cognition, attention concentration.
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Parkinson's disease treatment
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Psychostimulants are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical functions
Other preparations used in nervous system dysfunctions - among such drugs are preparations for treatment of cerebral haemorrhage, drugs used in vertigo and dementia treatment.